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David Taylor offers guidance on putting in place a company e-mail policy that is fair to everybody Forget the dotcom hype, mobile technology and the Internet – the biggest growth …
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Q An employee has asked whether she would be able to work from home. We do not allow any other employee to work from home. Would she be able to …
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This week’s letters Letter of the Week Remember older can mean wiser I read your feature on the new breed in HR (13 March) with a sense of wonderment, that …
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Richard Greenhill has been appointed European partner with consultancy William M Mercer. A Companion of the CIPD, Greenhill joins from Bacon & Woodrow where he was a partner in its …
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The rise in e-mail and Internet use has led to a policy-writing frenzy. But firms should also trust staff, asks Martin Rosner Without doubt the most important new HR policies …
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E-learning is being heralded as the new method for training staff in virtual classrooms utilising the capabilities of the Internet or intranet, thus cutting the costs of training expenditure. John …
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As new technology drives the role of HR and external agencies exert greater financial accountability, HR directors are facing a heavier workload than ever. Here some experts offer advice on …
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This week’s guru Convenience shopper runs out of work time As they say, it’s all a matter of timing. Guru was about to give up on his attempts to get …
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Companies which rely on the Grand National to boost their income could face the prospect of laying off staff if the year’s biggest race is cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth …
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The effect that technology has on how we work and live our lives will be as far-reaching as that of the industrial revolution, according to the early findings of a …
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This week’s case roundup Changes to attendance allowance unlawful Bellfield & others v Aviation and Airport Services, unreported, March 2001, EAT Bellfield and his colleagues were employed by A&S to …
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A new partnership between the Government and business has been set up to help 5,000 long term unemployed into high skilled, better paid jobs within the IT sector. Ambition IT, …
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Over three quarters of employers are using job boards on the Internet as part of their recruitment strategy, according to research. The research, by recruitment software provider Personic Europe and …
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Supermarket chain Morrisons is to create more than 3,500 jobs over the next two years. The company is to open seven new stores this year, employing 2,000 new staff and …
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British workers put in £23 billion a year in unpaid overtime according to the TUC. The TUC claims that the cost to employers of administering legislation on employee rights is …